Why No Smallville Reviews?

[bradygirl_12]

Just a note to say I'm going to be delayed in watching and reviewing Absolute Justice and Warrior. I swear, the fandom gods have it in for me! Absolute Justice got messed up in my sister's VCR and the generous fictionalknight is sending me a back-up tape, and I can't get this week's Warrior tape until Tuesday because BunnyGirl is away on the long weekend. So I am carefully avoiding all spoilers and hoping I get to see the episodes soon! And you'll get my opinions then! Not that I expect that people are breathlessly awaiting them, but it doesn't hurt to be polite and let people know, eh? :)

*goes back to working on her Public Enemies Valentine's Day fic*

Comments

[northern-star.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I hope you get the tape soon! ...I really hate Canada Post!!

[bradygirl_12]

I won't know until at least Tuesday because of the Presidents' Day holiday here.

Boy, mail from Canada is slower than the Pony Express! ;)

The Opening Ceremonies last night were amazing! Vancouver did a great job! :)

*hugs*

[northern-star.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yeah, the Pony Express would have gotten it there faster, no doubt. It's all the dumb customs thing that makes it slow. *sigh*

As for the opening ceremonies, I'm glad you thought they did a good job. :) Looks like the international community enjoyed them, really. Which is almost amusing, considering all the outrage I've been reading about in the paper this morning. *lol* I guess it all depends whose eyes are watching the show...

[bradygirl_12]

Customs! Bah! :)

It was so pretty and imaginative! What's the outrage about? :)

[northern-star.livejournal.com]

Same old story as usual: not enough French, and not enough recognition for Québec athletes.

The latter especially, and in a way, I can understand it -- they had Wayne Gretzky there lighting the cauldron at the end of the torch relay, and oh, sure, he's one of the greatest Canadian athletes *ever*, but there's at least two men from Québec who have won multiple Olympic medals (winter Olympic medals!) - one of whom won four in the same games - who might have been considered instead. Actually, of the 5 last people to carry the torch, two of them - Gretzky and Nash - have never won an Olympic medal as a participating athlete. Why favor them?

...but I don't want to start a debate, I'm just sayin'.

(ETA: because I looked for it before and couldn't find the statistics, and then did after I posted. lol! --> In the last 30 years alone, Québec athletes have brought home 41 of the 87 medals Canada has won at the Games. --> I dunno about you, but I would think this might have earned at least one of them a spot in the "final five.")

[bradygirl_12]

Ah ha! I get it! :)

I was thrilled to see Bobby Orr as one of the honored ones carrying in the flag. He was one of my first sports heroes, and from all accounts, a heckuva nice guy.

Also the greatest hockey player evah! ;)

[northern-star.livejournal.com]

Also the greatest hockey player evah! ;)

I'm tempted to disagree and say it's Maurice Richard, but I'm thinking that might be like digging my own grave. ;)

[bradygirl_12]

*grins*

All of it's up to debate! :)

[dinahqueen.livejournal.com]

Aw, I love your Smallville reviews.

Then I can make fun of the show without having to sit through it <3. :)

(I'm not a Smallville fan, really, but I actually enjoy reading your opinion on them. :))

[bradygirl_12]

*grins*

Thanks, Dinah! Well, you'll have plenty to read once I get the tapes! :)